Improvement in plows



\ H. G. OLOYD.

PLOW.

No. 103,982. Patented June 7, 1870.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY O. OLOYD, OF WEST ALEXANDRIA, OHIO;

IMPROVEMENT lN PLOWS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C: (horn, of West Alexandria, in the county of Preble,and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the, construction of a plow, as will be hereinafter fully set forth. 7

In order to enable others skilled in the art to .whiclun flmrentionapuertainmmakcau use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig.2 a side elevation, of my plow. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the two plowbeams through line to m, Fig. 2. A A represent two plow-beams of unequal length,which are beveled on both sides at their front ends, and joined .together, as shown in Fig. 1, by a bolt passing through them, said boltp'a ssing through the ends of the clevis B, which embraces the front ends of the plowbealns. Immediatelyin rear of the pivot-point, on the inside of the plow-beams A A, are inserted metal bars aa, which bearclosely against each other, the plow-beams thus havingan upand-down motion. By this arrangement the plows are kept at the samedepth in the earth, whether the horse walks on the one sideorthe other ofthe row ofcorn, 850., or when plowing on a side hill or in turning, and at all times when the plows are'moving.

At a suitable point on the inner side of one of the plow-beams A is inserted or otherwise secured a block, b, havinga vertical metal bar, d, attached to it, the ends of said bar being bent at right angles toward the other plowbeam. 'Direetly opposite this bar, on theinside of the other'plow-beam, is placed a block, 0, which is shod with metal, and against which the metal bar at bears. This serves as a guide to prevent the plow-beams from separating-too far as the bent ends of the bar '01 strike the block e on its upper and lower sides.

Near the rear ends,on the outer sides of the plow-beams, are pivoted the plow-shanks o c, which extend a suitable distance above and below the plow-beams. To the lower end of each plow-shank is attached the plowl), and the shankis braced by a rod,f, passing through the same above the plow, and then up through the plow-beam, and is secured by anut, i, as shown in Fig. 22

At the upper end of each plow-shank c is secured thehandle lgl by abolt ap d nut, and the front or lower end of the handle is forked and inserted in a loop or box, It, secured on the outside of the plowwbeam, said'box being secured by a bolt which passes up in the fork of the handle when the same is inserted.

It will readily be seen by this arrangement that the handles are adjustable, and the rods ffregulate the depth of the plows by moving the taps or nuts it on the upper sides of the beams.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. The arrangement of the shanks (J C, rods ff, and nuts 2' i with the plow-beams A A and handles E E, connected by the boxes h it through the slotted ends of the handles, all constructed substantially as set forth.

2. The arrangementot' the beams A A,clevis B,shanks O O, plows D D, handles E E.,gu'ides a a and d e, rods ff, nuts ii, and boxes h h, all constructed substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set myhand and seal this 15th day of February, 1870.

HENRY o. GLOYD. [1 s.] Witnesses:

J OHN V. CAMPBELL, ROBERT W. QUINN. 

